In early years her character was the hippie of the Archer family, her first child, Adam, being sensationally at the time the illegitimate result of a fling with a cowman, Paddy Redmond. She became involved with him after her father, Jethro, employed him to remove the range in their home. While pregnant she finally started receiving treatment for alcoholism. Two members of the gang, Spanner Bridges (so called because he used a spanner (wrench) as a weapon) and Craven, were charged, and while Craven pleaded guilty and got a lesser sentence, Spanner was convicted and sentenced, his bike being sold and the proceeds given to Usha. Elizabeth tells Lily that makes her almost as bad as him so she storms out to see Russ. Radio Times/BBC Credits and Spoilers - week ending 22nd . Mia Grundy (born 20 January 2006) (Molly Pipe) is Will's step-daughter: his late wife Nic's child by her former partner Andrew. Jennifer Aldridge, (ne Archer, formerly Travers-Macy) (born Jennifer Elizabeth Archer, 1945) (Angela Piper) is the older daughter of Peggy Archer (and step-daughter of Jack Woolley). Subsequently Rob and his mother tricked Pat and Tony into handing Henry over to them, forcing them into a lengthy legal battle over custody. [4] The couple resolved to stay together; they remortgaged the business to pay off the debts and Alistair attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Nigel (who also had a never-seen sister, Camilla who was married to a man named James) had only intermittent help from his beloved mother, Julia; more often she was a source of anxiety and friction (due to her dislike of Elizabeth, which, happily ceased once Freddie and Lily were born), but she died suddenly in November 2005. She gave birth to her daughter Phoebe in a tipi at the Glastonbury Festival. He appreciates the intellectual and artistic and that leaves him open to accusations of pomposity but in my humble opinion his heart is in the right place. He returned to Ambridge as soon as he heard about his father's accident. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. You can unsubscribe at any time. Bellamy senior died in 1980, but Lilian unaccountably returned to Ambridge in 2003 and took up with Matt Crawford (then a married man); her exploits cause much gnashing of teeth from her respectable sister Jennifer Aldridge. 10 comments. In 2008 she and Crawford were briefly separated, and Lilian was an unwelcome guest at The Bull, but with the connivance of Sid and Jolene they were reunited. Rob barely survived the encounter. Ned Larkin (Bill Payne) Ned, father of Jethro, was a farmhand at Brookfield, and a friend of Walter Gabriel. Intimacy ensued, although Rob was still married to Jess, who remained in Hampshire caring for her sick father. When Helen ran over Mike Tucker,[7] Tom took the blame and unaware that it had been Helen driving, Mike turned against him, opposing his relationship with Brenda. hide. Her time away meant that she saw clearly the changes in both Helen's appearance and her personality following her marriage to Rob Titchener, which immediately alerted her to the fact that something was off about them and she ended up being the only person to spot the signs that he was abusing her emotionally. After Nigel Pargetter's death, he began working at Lower Loxley, initially just to assist Elizabeth. Wish we could have brought Freddie home with us today, Elizabeth shared at first. Trudy Porter silent for 34 years until 4 April 2006, when listener Christine Hunt played her in a charity special after her husband paid 17,000 to Children in Need. [41] Nigel developed a number of vague resemblances to Prince Charles. He even promised a delicious lamb casserole for when the mother and daughter duo returned from a difficult visit to see Freddie in prison. More info. Siobhan's revelation in 2007 that she had terminal cancer, and her request to Brian to care for Ruair after her death, brought another crisis to the relationship of Brian and Jennifer, who eventually agreed to Brian's request for them to raise Ruair together. Lilian was elected to the parish council in January 2006. Tony Archer (born Anthony William Daniel Archer, 16 February 1951) (David Troughton, formerly played by Colin Skipp)[2] is the youngest child and only son of Jack and Peggy Archer (and step-son of Jack Woolley). [9] In April 2013 Brenda decided to end the engagement and the couple separated. When Will discovered her infidelity with his brother, she moved with Ed and baby George to a caravan outside her parents' home. 100% Upvoted. She attempts to produce a play every Christmas (an Archers in-joke; but not in 2020), and often drives villagers to distraction in her attempts to fill parts. Before his death, Nigel wanted his children to attend exams for the Felpersham Cathedral School. He began a caring relationship with Tracy Horrobin, sister of Susan Carter. In August 2004 he married Emma Carter and they had a son, George, but she harboured a dark secret: while engaged to Will she enjoyed two one-night stands with his brother, Ed, one on her hen night, leading her to believe that Ed was George's father. During their engagement Jess had a baby, which she claimed was Rob's until he consented to a DNA test, which proved otherwise, and they were soon divorced. He had also attempted to rape Shula Archer. In the 2021 new year's honours list Lynda Snell received an MBE, for which she had been nominated "by the community". However, he was eventually offered a permanent job there. Their first child, Martha Carter, was born prematurely in March 2021. Clive Horrobin (born 9 November 1972) (Alex Jones) is the brother of Susan Carter; he has spent much of his life in prison, but, to the consternation of many, is an occasional visitor to Ambridge. After many years of close friendship, Peggy married Jack Woolley. Initially, Nigel was romantically linked with Shula (or "Shulie" as he called her), but in 1984 he became involved with Elizabeth Archer, finding her totally unlike Shula: she tricked him into helping her abscond from school in September 1984. Taking to Twitter, fans shared their thoughts of the episode twist. In March 2008 he had problems with the herd being infected by Bovine TB. 1 The Green, Tom and Brenda rented the house from Will. Believed to be 29 years old and born in Stechford, Birmingham. She then divorced him and married Brian Aldridge. That same July Helen Archer began an affair with him despite knowing he was married. Now a silent and seldom mentioned character. In 2015, she returned to Ambridge, supposedly to enrol in another course at Felpersham University, but Phoebe subsequently discovered that Lucas, upon learning that Kate had been having yet another affair, had ended their marriage and thrown her out. She is indulgent of her grandchildren and has provided several of them with significant financial support. Some of the better known are: Baggy, and Fat Paul disreputable friends of Eddie Grundy. Married to Jack and Peggy Archer's daughter Jennifer, he is primarily a farmer, but has interests in a number of businesses, including Borchester Land. She owns and runs the riding stables which formerly belonged to Christine Barford, her aunt. Ambridge underwent a mystical union with Walford this month. Cameron Fraser (Delaval Astley) came to Ambridge in 1990 when he bought the Berrow Estate from Lilian Bellamy. His. She is known for her direction of the annual village theatre productions. After a long period of pining, Tom discovered that she was similarly attracted and they married after a whirlwind romance. Initially her urban background led to her being unprepared for rural life. A relationship - even a sexual relationship - between a teacher and a school student who are at separate schools is considered neither illegal (as long as the student is over 16 of course) nor even a professional breach of trust. When married to Jack Archer, they managed (and later owned) the Bull. Bethany had Downs Syndrome, which led to Mike, Vicky and Bethany moving to Birmingham to ensure the best care for Bethany. In 2019, Shula surprised her family when she announced her intention to take the initial steps to becoming a Church of England vicar. She was an occasionally bossy, but well-meaning, do-gooder in the village. In an unpopular and heavily criticised plotline Ruth teetered on the brink of an affair with farm employee Sam Batton in the autumn of 2006. He has a history of involving himself in numerous dubious money-making schemes and at one point stood trial for unwittingly selling condemned meat. [20] and a former partnership in Tom Archer's sausage business. Feeling unable to return to university, leaving her father so soon after Betty's death, she decided to transfer to Felpersham University, planning to return to her studies in September 2006. Crawford has since served a prison term for fraud. A confidant and comforter of many a troubled resident, the Grey Gables chef is socially easy-going and affable. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The Archers spoilers: Helen and Lee relationship DOOMED after secret. Now a farrier by occupation, a few years ago he had a brief relationship with Venetia, the daughter of a prominent Borsetshire family. [46], Walter Gabriel (Robert Mawdesley and Chris Gittins), originally a smallholder, was a friend of the Archers and provided comic relief in the years before the Grundy family were given greater prominence. David Archer (born David Thomas Archer, 18 September 1959) (Timothy Bentinck, formerly played by Nigel Carrivick) is the second son of Phil and Jill and, as the only child of the four to show any interest in, or aptitude for, farming, has assumed responsibility for Brookfield Farm. Eventually she left Will for Ed, taking George with her, although George was later shown by DNA paternity testing to be Will's child. Kenton's former partner, Kathy Perks, is the ex-wife of Sid Perks, the late landlord of The Bull. Usha was also regularly on the receiving end of 'helpful' advice about her unmarried status by her Aunty Satya (Jamila Massey), an occasional visitor to Ambridge from Usha's home town of Wolverhampton who attempted to match-make for her on numerous occasions, with cousins from home. Bob Pullen nonagenarian resident of Manorfield Close. Ambridge underwent a mystical union with Walford this month. Until she gave her notice in January 2007 she worked as a cleaner at Brookfield. Debbie is currently based in Hungary, where she runs the estate owned by a consortium to which Brian belongs (this gives the actress, Tamsin Greig, who has moved on to other projects, the ability to appear in the show from time to time). His cowman's heavy-handed advice (which he and Ruth reluctantly accepted) that they should dispense with the services of Shula's husband as vet for their dairy herd in favour of a specialist caused a serious family rift, and was followed by his near-affair with Sophie Barlow. The Frys did however take a holiday in India when he retired. He also takes part in a spate of graffiti around the village for which he is grounded. While still a heavy drinker, with a profound dislike of either healthy food or housework, he has evolved into the village lothario, seducing several women on his milk round. In April 2016, after the secret intervention of her friend, Kirsty Miller, Helen secretly met Jess, who revealed the true nature of her marriage with Rob, before stabbing Rob in a moment of clarity, after he placed a knife in her hand and goaded her to commit suicide, as he refused to let her and Henry leave the house. Pemberton unsuccessfully attempted to end the Grundy's tenancy of Grange Farm following their farm fire in 1996. The character survived the deaths of the first three actors before finally being killed off in 1986. Kenton Archer started dating her, intermittently living with her, but they quarrelled when he brought his three-year-old daughter, Meriel, to Ambridge and expected Kathy to look after her. Some years after Mark's death, Shula had an affair with the village doctor (who was himself living with Shula's hitherto good friend Usha Gupta), thus two-timing her boyfriend Alistair (the local vet) whom she subsequently married. Polly Perkins, known as "Mrs P" (Pauline Seville), a close friend of Dan and Doris Archer and formidable mother of Peggy. [58] and Ruair came to Ambridge to live with his father, although much of his care falls, not without a struggle, on his father's wife, Jennifer. Lilys brother Freddie has found opinionated Russ particularly challenging, taking longer than any of the family to warm to him, and having to work hard to find any common ground. Following a burglary at Glebe Cottage she was asked by David and Ruth to return to Brookfield which subsequently became permanent. It was then that Rob revealed himself to be manipulative, controlling and emotionally abusive. They are numerous, and most only "appear" once or twice. Now divorced, they are still good friends and probably closer than they had been in the last few years of their marriage. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. She is busily involved in village life and supports her children by taking on child-minding duties. Julia Pargetter-Carmichael, mother of Nigel Pargetter (she also had a daughter called Camilla who wasn't seen); mother in-law of Elizabeth Archer (whom she disliked at first, because she wanted Nigel to marry into the wealthy Aldridge family, but grew to love Elizabeth later on after the birth of her beloved grandchildren, Freddie and Lily) and sometime entertainer, died from a stroke in 2005,[41] shortly after the actress who played her, Mary Wimbush, died, also from a stroke, aged 81. Andonis Anthony is known for Charismata (2017), DCI Banks (2010) and Dream On (2013). The Archers spoilers: Justin Elliot to DESTROY Kate Madikane? According to a BBC survey she is the most annoying character on the show, although this is regarded as praise by the production team, since she is intended to be. Ben is David and Ruth Archer's youngest son, and Pip and Josh's brother, having been born on 15 March 2002. [52] After only seven months of marriage he suffered a fatal heart attack and left her the Dower House and a majority share in the Bull (which she sold to Lilian Bellamy, in order to raise funds to buy Grey Gables). In 1957 he was charged with manslaughter after shooting poacher Bob Larkin. Joe maintained for many years that the Archer dynasty had robbed them of their estate. Was known to have attracted Nigel Pargetter's eye. Will's existing rivalry with Ed became even more intense: to Clarrie's despair the brothers engaged in physical tussles and bitter arguments over Emma and George. This is the point where Russ hatches his plan to take over Lower Loxley #thearchers, one person guessed. Known universally as simply 'Titcombe'. Kathy was at one time Pat Archer's best friend. In October 2018, Freddie was given a 12-month youth detention order for dealing in narcotics. Eventually, after persuading Helen to meet Jess, Rob's ex-wife, she was horrified when Helen decided to confront Rob about his behaviour, a confrontation that led to Helen stabbing him. An attractive woman, she distinguished herself by successfully resisting the advances of erstwhile village Lothario, Brian Aldridge. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. In 2019 Alistair's sister Fiona Lloyd (Adjoa Andoh) visited Ambridge to celebrate her father Jim's birthday. 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